Science Museum Library
- Science Museum Library is a research library, open to the general public for reference. Our collections form a record of scientific, technological and medical change since the eighteenth century
- http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/about_the_museum/science_library.aspx
British Library of Political and Economic Science
- As well as being the working library of the London School of Economics (LSE), the library serves as a national collection of material for research on Social Sciences.
- http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/
British Film Institute National Library
- The bfi National Library provides access to a large collection of documentation and information on film and television.
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmtvinfo/library/
National Marine Biological Library
- Based in Plymouth, south-west England, the NMBL contains one of the world's major collections of literature on aquatic sciences and fisheries, and acts as a marine biological sciences resource for the UK.
- http://www.mba.ac.uk/nmbl/
British Library Public Catalogue
- A free service to allow you to find out what material is held in the major Reference and Document Supply collections of the British Library.
- http://catalogue.bl.uk/
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
- The national (UK) development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives and advising government on policy and priorities for the sector.
- http://www.mla.gov.uk/
The Portico Library and Gallery
- A subscription library in Manchester featuring 19th century literature, local school exhibits, artist submissions, and gallery.
- http://www.theportico.org.uk/
Marx Memorial Library
- Subscription lending library in London dedicated to Marxism and labour movements. Overview of collections, lecture programme and membership rates.
- http://www.marxlibrary.net/
The London Library
- Scholarly subscription library in central London collecting principally in the humanities. History, collections, membership information and online catalogue.
- http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/
Leadhills Reading Society
- Official site of the oldest subscription library in Britain, founded in 1741. History of the library and the village, photographs and information for visitors.
- http://www.lowtherhills.fsnet.co.uk/
The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
- Private lending library in London including archives relating to Highgate Village and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Description of collections and lecture programme.
- http://www.zen35313.zen.co.uk/
Chetham's Library
- Founded in 1653 in Manchester, England and open free of charge. History, list of manuscripts and online catalogue.
- http://www.chethams.org.uk/
Chawton House Library & Study Centre
- Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600-1830, in Jane Austen's former home. Online texts, history and access.
- http://www.chawton.org/
The Birmingham & Midland Institute Library
- Book collection dating from 1799 and music library. Events, membership and location map.
- http://www.bmi.org.uk/library.html
Association of Independent Libraries
- Directory and guide to the history and collections of independent subscription libraries.
- http://www.independentlibraries.co.uk/
The Ambleside Museum & Armitt Library
- Free educational institution in the Lake District. Bibliographies and artefacts on natural history and local people including Beatrix Potter, Ruskin and the Lake poets.
- http://fp.armitt.plus.com/
Inner Temple Library
- A law library for Inner Temple members and for barrister members of the other Inns of Court. Includes a history of the Inner Temple.
- http://www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/
People's Network
- Government site detailing the progress of the government's project to connect all public libraries to the Internet
- http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/
Familia
- Index of family history resources held by public libraries in Britain and Ireland
- http://www.familia.org.uk/
The UK Public Libraries Page
- An exhaustive list of libraries, compiled by Sheila and Robert Harden with sites that make 'an effort to use the medium imaginatively' marked.
- http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/ukpublib.html
British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
- Lending library of hand made wooden jigsaw puzzles. 3,500 puzzles in current circulation. The club has been in existence since 1933.
- http://www.britishjigsawpuzzlelibrary.co.uk/
COPAC
- Unified access to the catalogues of some of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland.
- http://copac.ac.uk/
Poetry Library Online
- World's largest public library devoted exclusively to modern poetry. Site includes a 'Lost Quotation Noticeboard' for when you can't remember what comes next.
- http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/
British Library, Inside
- Access to 10.5 million articles from 20,000 premier journals, 2.5 million conference papers, 10,000 new articles daily. Search and order directly over the Web and receive articles within two hours.
- http://www.bl.uk/online/inside/
National Library of Scotland
- A complete list of Library catalogues and indexes, current exhibitions and a digital library.
- http://www.nls.uk/
Public Lending Right UK
- Provides information on the PLR Scheme. It provides advice on eligibility, registration and payment from government for the free lending of their books by libraries.
- http://www.plr.uk.com/
British Library, Portico
- The British Library's Online Information Server. Includes: Blaise - bibliographic records provided by the major departments of the British Library, including Humanities and Social Sciences, the Science Reference and Information Service, Oriental and India
- http://minos.bl.uk/
Bodleian Library
- One of the world's oldest and most famous libraries at Oxford University.
- http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/